The Book Return

An Alvah N Belding Library podcast hosted by Britney, Chloe and Zach where we discuss everything from books to video games.

Fandoms 06/10/2025

Fandoms We're diving deep into the dark and captivating world of fandom, exploring its evolution, ethical complexities, and the reasons why we can't seem to look away. From the earliest cult followings to the toxic rabbit holes of the internet, we examine the fine line between passion and obsession. Join us for a conversation about our personal experiences with the genre, from the bizarrely humorous to the downright disturbing. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/36941590

Nonfiction: The 500s 05/14/2025

Nonfiction: The 500s Britney, Chloe, and Zach discuss all things math, weather, space, and Jim Carrey's box office flop The Number 23 in this new nonfiction episode! /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/36554390

True Crime 09/11/2024

True Crime We're diving deep into the dark and captivating world of true crime, exploring its evolution, ethical complexities, and the reasons why we can't seem to look away. Join us for a conversation about our personal experiences with the genre, from the bizarrely humorous to the downright disturbing. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/32993877

MacGuffin! 09/03/2024

MacGuffin! In this episode the crew learns exactly what a MacGuffin is and is not. Contentious examples include: the One Ring, the community college in Community, and the giant mechanical spider from Wild, Wild, West. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/32880867

Found Family 08/20/2024

Found Family Britney, Zach and Chloe discuss the found family trope! We find out that Zach has not seen The Goonies, even though he was sure he had. Turns out it was... Monster Squad? /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/32655567

Guilt Free Reads 07/30/2024

Guilt Free Reads Join us as we dive deep into the world of "guilt-free reads" - those books we love without shame. From dissecting societal judgments to confessing our own controversial favorites, we explore what it means to read with joy and embrace our unique literary tastes. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/32349712

Hero's Journey 07/23/2024

Hero's Journey Britney, Zach and Chloe are back to discuss the twelve steps of the Hero's Journey, using popular works like Star Wars, The Hunger Games, The Lord of the Rings, and The Evil Dead. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/32258592

The 90s: Part 2 03/11/2024

The 90s: Part 2 We discuss our favorite books and television from the 90s, ending the episode with a 90s movie checklist. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/30291718

The 90s: Part 1 02/26/2024

The 90s: Part 1 We're doing another decade episode! It's the 90s! In part one we discuss our favorite 90s movies and play some 90s Trivial Pursuit! /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/30085818

Romantasy! 02/06/2024

Romantasy! We dive into a newly introduced genre- Romantasy! These are books set in a fatansy world with a strong romance plot. Britney and Chloe are big fans, and Zach is still figuring it out. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/29815738

Alternative Media! 01/29/2024

Alternative Media! We break out of our comfort zones and talk about alternatives to traditional books, including graphic novels, audio books, digital magazines and more! /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/29705043

The World of Disney 01/22/2024

The World of Disney In this episode, we're joined by Britney's sister Carrie to discuss the wide world of Disney, including films, music, and television. Tune in for a comprehensive look at all things Disney. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/29598423

New Year's Episode -2024 01/08/2024

New Year's Episode -2024 We review last year's resolutions and favorite media and reveal our new resolutions. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/29361538

Guess the Quote- Christmas Movie Edition 12/25/2023

Guess the Quote- Christmas Movie Edition Zach quizzes Britney and Chloe on their Christmas movie quote knowledge. Play along with us and see if you can guess the movie before we do! /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/29171188

Christmas Around the World 12/18/2023

Christmas Around the World We talk about our favorite Christmas traditions around the world including Japan, Spain, and Venezuela. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/29133478

Reader's Advisory- Zach Edition 12/13/2023

Reader's Advisory- Zach Edition We're finally doing it! It's reader's advisory time. This week Britney and Chloe give Zach some recommendations based on what they know about him. Notable recommendations nclude Eragon, Good Omens, and The Devil in the White City. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/29060818

Upcoming Adaptations 12/04/2023

Upcoming Adaptations We go over the book to film adaptations coming out later this year and next year. Some of the ones we're excited about include: The Color Purple, Wonka, and the new Percy Jackson series. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/28923758

Unexpected Gems 11/27/2023

Unexpected Gems We talk about the media that pleasantly surprised us, including Wolf Hall, Nancy Drew, and Heaven's Official Blessing in our second visual podcast episode. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/28815233

Nonfiction: Ancient and Modern Mythology 11/13/2023

Nonfiction: Ancient and Modern Mythology It's the third part in our nonfiction series! We're covering the 200s (and a little of the 300s) and discussing mythology and folklore. Topics include archaeology, the Bermuda Triangle, and Slenderman. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/28622063

Face Reveal: Now in 3D! 11/06/2023

Face Reveal: Now in 3D! Watch us in the first half (we lose our video feed) describe our picks for overrated, underrated and appropriately related titles. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/28536971

Halloween: The One With Avery 10/31/2023

Halloween: The One With Avery Avery joins us once again to talk about their favorite things related to Halloween. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/28476731

Spooky Season (Feat. Avery) 10/17/2023

Spooky Season (Feat. Avery) Avery joins the podcast this week as we talk about spooky reads, Japanese capsule hotels and invasive insects. We also play a game of Guess That Theme song with some of our favorite horror themes. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/28342268

Comfort Zone Part 3 10/06/2023

Comfort Zone Part 3 We're back with the final installment of our Comfort Zone series. We talk about the best music, games, and food of the 90s and beyond! /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/28249781

Comfort Zone Part 2 10/02/2023

Comfort Zone Part 2 We discuss Zach's lack of comfort reads, his affinity for impenetrable tomes, and lots o' comfort music. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/28203872

Comfort Zone 09/25/2023

Comfort Zone We get comfortable (aside from Zach's debilitating headache) as we discuss what movies, shows, books, and music make us feel all warm inside. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/28135853

Fantasy Worlds 08/23/2023

Fantasy Worlds We discuss the fantasy worlds we would and would not want to live in. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/27833352

Sci-fi part II: Doom is My Ghost Rider 08/14/2023

Sci-fi part II: Doom is My Ghost Rider We continue our conversation about sci-fi by discussing our favorite Bill Paxton films /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/27751074

The Sci-Fi Episode! Part 1 08/02/2023

The Sci-Fi Episode! Part 1 In the first part of our sci-fi adventure we discuss our favorite science fiction television shows including Star Trek, Buck Rodgers, Firely, The OA and Russian Doll, and much more. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/27639918

The Trolley Problem- Nonfiction 100s 07/26/2023

The Trolley Problem- Nonfiction 100s We ask ourselves hypothetical trolley problems and find out who we really are. We also go over our horoscopes. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/27574866

Heroes And Villains‽ 07/12/2023

Heroes And Villains‽ We discuss our favorite heroes and villians, Home Improvement, and the hit ABC sitcom Coach with Craig T Nelson. /episode/index/show/51f772e2-b589-4664-b093-af99fa1f58b4/id/27447363

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